RIP - Music related

[Unsomnambulist]

‘This thing was trying to dismantle me’: Mark Lanegan on nearly dying of Covid

In this extract from his new memoir Devil in a Coma, the alt-rocker recalls how Covid-19 put him in hospital for months this year – and gave him a series of hallucinogenic visions

www.theguardian.com

I found this incredibly interesting and harrowing. The level of blunt honesty is the same as went into his music. Warning: you might regret you read this.

 

[Ojai Sam]

‘60s Country Star Warner Mack Passes

Warner Mack, who died on Tuesday (March 1) in suburban Nashville, had a dozen top 10 country hits [...]

musicrow.com

 

[Ojai Sam]

Sister Bobbie Grounded Willie Nelson in His Music—and His Life

Bobbie Nelson, pianist and older sister to Texas music icon Willie Nelson, died March 10 at 91.

www.texasmonthly.com

Bobbie Nelson has passed away at age 91. This article explains just how important their relationship was.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Mary Jane Thomas, wife of Hank Williams Jr., dies in Jupiter

Mary Jane Thomas, the wife of country music legend Hank Williams Jr., has died in Jupiter.

www.wptv.com

 

[axolotl]

Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50

Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for American rock outfit Foo Fighters, has died at the age of 50.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Sinead O'Connor Reveals Her 17-Year-Old Son Has Died After Going Missing

Sinead O’ Connor revealed late Friday that her 17-year-old son Shane had died by suicide days after he went missing from an Irish hospital.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Nickyboy]

Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50

Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for American rock outfit Foo Fighters, has died at the age of 50.

www.rollingstone.com

That's unbelievable.

 

[axolotl]

Remembering Taylor Hawkins with this beautiful reminder of the power of music to show us our humanity, connect us with strangers, and give us joy. (John Pavlovitz)

 

[Nickyboy]

Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50

Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for American rock outfit Foo Fighters, has died at the age of 50.

www.rollingstone.com

Word coming out is that it appears to have been a drug overdose. My understanding is that he had cleaned himself up not too long ago. Apparently not. What a tragic, preventable death.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Foo Fighters Drummer Died With 10 Drugs in His System

Colombian authorities say toxicology tests on Taylor Hawkins preliminarily found marijuana, benzodiazepines and opioids.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Today marks the 28th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Country Trucker Titan C.W. McCall (Bill Fries) Passes Away -...

Call him one of the overlords of country trucker songs, but don't call him a one hit wonder. His name was William Dale Fries Jr., but the world knew him as C.W. McCall, and knew of him through his iconic country trucker epic "Convoy."

www.savingcountrymusic.com

"Convoy" was his signature hit but this off-kilter tale of a routine pickup truck purchase gone terribly wrong is my favorite by ol' C.W.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Bobby Rydell, 1960s Pop Idol and Star of ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Dies at 79

Bobby Rydell, a teen idol who had hits including 'Wild One' and 'Volare,' and starred alongside Ann-Margret in 'Bye Bye Birdie,' has died.

variety.com

 

[Nickyboy]

Bobby Rydell, 1960s Pop Idol and Star of ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Dies at 79

Bobby Rydell, a teen idol who had hits including 'Wild One' and 'Volare,' and starred alongside Ann-Margret in 'Bye Bye Birdie,' has died.

variety.com

He lived across the street from my wife's when she was in high school. And Blavat was a family friend.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Early Rock Record Producer Art Rupe Dead at 104

Pioneering rock producer and Specialty Records founder Art Rupe died on April 15, 2022.

ultimateclassicrock.com

 

[axolotl]

The British composer, Sir Harrison Birtwistle has died

Born July 15, 1934; died April 18, 2022

www.gramophone.co.uk

 

[axolotl]

If my last name was Birdwhistle, I would be an ornithologist... or a British composer.

 

[axolotl]

The pianist Radu Lupu has died

Born November 30, 1945; died April 17, 2022

www.gramophone.co.uk

 

[Nickyboy]

The pianist Radu Lupu has died

Born November 30, 1945; died April 17, 2022

www.gramophone.co.uk

If my last name was Radical Lupus, I would be a Romanian strain of an illness....or a pianist.

 

[axolotl]

If my last name was Radical Lupus, I would be a Romanian strain of an illness....or a pianist.

You might be a J. K. Rowling character, if you were not totally Sirius.